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        "uri": "/2013/08/01/best-of-the-best-nus-excellence-in-workers-compensation-risk-management-award/",
        "title": "Best of the Best: NU’s Excellence in Workers’ Compensation Risk Management Award",
        "byline": "Shawn Moynihan, Michael P. Voelker, Caterina Pontoriero, Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2013",
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            "name": "Shawn Moynihan, Michael P. Voelker, Caterina Pontoriero, Stephen J. Klingel"
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        "summary": "Every year, National Underwriters Excellence in Workers Compensation Risk Management Award honors organizations with outstanding loss control, safety and return-to-work programs. They are the leaders in this field, all featuring success stories showing proven results.",
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        "uri": "/2012/08/20/conflicting-signals-making-sense-of-the-latest-workers-comp-data/",
        "title": "Conflicting Signals: Making Sense of the Latest Workers’ Comp Data",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 20, 2012",
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        "summary": "The 2012 edition of the National Council on Compensation Insurances (NCCI) annual State of the Line report, evaluating Workers Compensation fundamentals and conditions, reveals a market characterized by a number of countervailing indicators as to its forward trajectory.",
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        "uri": "/2011/08/22/workers-compensation-market-continues-to-deteriorate/",
        "title": "Workers’ Compensation Market Continues To Deteriorate",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 22, 2011",
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        "summary": "Analysis from the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. shows that conditions in the workers compensation industry continue to deteriorate. The line continues to experience an ever-lengthening list of challenges, including poor underwriting results, declining (albeit more slowly) premiums, an uptick in claim frequency and an uncertain regulatory and inflationary...",
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        "uri": "/2011/07/26/obesity-workers-comps-big-problem/",
        "title": "Obesity: Workers’ Comp’s Big Problem",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "July 26, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "7 minute",
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        "summary": "As any casual observer of the news knows, the incidence of obesity in the U.S. is growing dramatically. And intuitively, the implications of this trend for workers compensation are disturbing.",
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        "uri": "/2011/04/30/storm-of-negative-forces-hurting-workers-compensation-market/",
        "title": "Storm of Negative Forces Hurting Workers’ Compensation Market",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "April 30, 2011",
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        "summary": "Early signs for this years workers compensation market show that it is struggling against some significant headwinds. Two forces, in particular, continue to buffet the industry: A troubled job market and regulatory uncertainty.",
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        "uri": "/2010/08/15/workers-comp-in-a-precarious-position/",
        "title": "Workers' Comp In A Precarious Position",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 15, 2010",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
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        "summary": "At NCCI's Annual Issues Symposium this past May, we had the unhappy duty to tell some 700 industry executives and managers that, in our view, the workers' compensation market was in a precarious position.",
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        "uri": "/2009/08/16/workers-comp-offers-cautionary-tale-given-mixed-economic-political-trends/",
        "title": "Workers' Comp Offers Cautionary Tale Given Mixed Economic, Political Trends",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 16, 2009",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
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        "summary": "In this time of tremendous distress for the financial services sector, the workers' compensation industry continues to function quite well, with active competition for business and a shrinking residual market.",
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        "uri": "/2008/08/17/workers-comp-market-looking-good-in-short-term-but-threats-still-looming/",
        "title": "Workers' Comp Market Looking Good In Short Term, But Threats Still Looming",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 17, 2008",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
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        "summary": "Where does the prospect of increasing health care costs, a faltering economy, a challenging investment environment and a rapidly changing political environment leave decision-makers in the workers'",
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        "uri": "/2007/08/12/wc-insurers-enjoy-excellent-performance-but-challenges-could-put-profits-at-risk/",
        "title": "WC Insurers Enjoy Excellent Performance, But Challenges Could Put Profits At Risk",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 12, 2007",
        "timeToRead": "7 minute",
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        "summary": "The National Council on Compensation Insurance has an optimistic, yet cautious outlook for the workers' comp market in the coming year, based on the industry's recent positive indicators--including a",
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        "uri": "/2006/08/13/workers-comp-vitals-strong-in-05/",
        "title": "Workers' Comp Vitals Strong In '05",
        "byline": "Stephen J. Klingel",
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        "prettyDate": "August 13, 2006",
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        "summary": "Outlook is guarded for 2006 and beyond as challenges remain for comp insurers",
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